How to Turn Your Leftover Orange Chicken Into a Healthy Meal

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Spoon UIUC teamed up with Food & Wine magazine to increase awareness about the problem of food waste on our campus. With a microgrant of just under $100, we created 10 original recipes to show you how you can transform leftover late-night eats into something equally amazing the next day.

Orange chicken is a staple of takeout Asian food. But the citrus dish is also thick and heavy with a sauce that could stand in for glue if you leave it too long in its container.

That’s why we opted for this recipe that transforms sticky orange chicken into a refreshingly lighter lettuce wrap finished with toasted cashews and ginger.

Orange Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Citrus Ginger Sauce

Prep Time:5 minutes

Cook Time:5 minutes

Total Time:10 minutes

Servings:4-6

Easy

Ingredients

1 head of lettuce

1 carton of leftover orange chicken

1 bottle Asian ginger dipping sauce

1 package broccoli slaw mix

1 cup cashews

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place cashews on a baking sheet, drizzle with oil and toast for about 5 minutes. Crush with the bottom of a cup or back of a spoon when finished.